The Eagles (12-2) will face the Washington Commanders (9-5) on Sunday afternoon at Northwest Stadium.

Let’s get to the predictions:

Ruben Frank (8-6)

You have to give the Commanders their best season in a long time. They made the playoffs for the first time since 2020, posted their first winning season since 2016 and need a win in their final three games to reach double-digit win totals for the first time since 2012, five coaches ago. And they finally have a promising young quarterback. What they lack is an increase in quality. The nine teams they have beaten (including the Giants twice) are a combined 35-91, and none have a winning record. There are nine NFL teams with four or fewer wins, and the Commanders are 6-0 against them and 3-5 against everyone else. Washington is 0-4 against winning teams, making it one of only six NFL teams without a win over a team currently over .500. The Patriots, Saints, Jaguars, Bengals and Panthers are the others. Going back to the end of the 2022 season, the Commanders have lost 13 straight times to winning teams, and going back even further, they are 7-50-1 against winning teams in their last 58 games. The Eagles, on the other hand, are 5-1 against winning teams this year, share the best mark in the league with the Chiefs and are the best NFL team since Opening Day 2022 at 18-5 against winning teams Looking at both trends, I think of values ​​like 30-17. So I expect the Eagles to get their 13th win and 11th in a row.

Eagles 30, Commanders 17

Dave Zangaro (9-5)

Could the Eagles lose to the Commanders? Sure, just like any team can lose on any Sunday. But I would be surprised. The Eagles are currently the best and most complete team in the NFL. That doesn’t mean they can afford to take the Commanders lightly, and their focus is important, but if they play the way they know how, they’ll win this game and the NFC East for the second Sometimes under Nick Sirianni. The Commanders will have Marshon Lattimore in this game and he will help, but they won’t get Jonathan Allen back and the Eagles should be able to compete against this defense. On offense, Jayden Daniels looks a little healthier these days than he did in Week 11 against the Eagles. And the rookie quarterback is having a great season, but I have confidence in the Eagles’ top-notch defense. We’ve seen them play at a high level during this winning streak and I think that will continue on Sunday with the Eagles’ 11th straight win.

Eagles 26, Commanders 16

Barrett Brooks (11-3)

This is the first time that rookies Quinyon Mitchell and Cooper DeJean will see the same opponent twice in a season. How will Washington OC Kliff Kingbury attack the youths with his weapons? Mitchell played very well against his best weapon Terry McLaurin last time out, holding him to 10 yards with one catch. I believe Kingsbury will move McLaurin around in the slot and on the other side of the field. This way, DeJean and Darius Slay have the opportunity to face McLaurin. I like our chances. I really believe the Commanders will look to run the ball with Brian Robinson Jr. to start the game. They had already had success at the beginning of the last meeting.

The Eagles offense will continue to play a hard, physical running style. The Commanders went out and traded CB Marshon Lattimore to cover AJ Brown, so they will be very confident in loading the box to stop Saquon Barkley. This will be useless for them as the Eagles will dominate on both sides of the line of scrimmage.

Eagles 33, Commanders 24

Mike Mulhern (11-3)

The first time these two teams met seems like a lifetime ago. In Week 11, Jayden Daniels was being touted as perhaps the best rookie quarterback in history, and Washington’s offense was absolutely turning heads. Since then, they’ve come back down to earth a bit, including a home loss to Cooper Rush and the Cowboys and a narrow escape against the Saints. Meanwhile, the Eagles have picked up wins over current playoff teams like the Rams, Ravens and Steelers, establishing themselves as one of the NFL’s true title contenders.

It’s easy to look at this second leg and chalk up another win, but the first game was even closer than the final score of 26-18 suggests. Washington led early in the fourth quarter. They also had a chance to take the lead back with less than eight minutes to play, but decided against a field goal attempt and were instead stopped on fourth down. Then Saquon Barkley took over and the rest was history. The commanders will be passionate about it. The Eagles need to get that intensity early. I believe this will be a fight to the finish with the defense providing another crucial stop late to decide the division.

Eagles 23, Commanders 20

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